Stop wasting time – how Elon Musk improves 100x faster

Hi. My name is Jeff and I run my online business from a 50-foot sailboat somewhere in the East Pacific Ocean. I ran across Garrett’s blog one day and became an instant fan for life. He’s not afraid to try new things in order to move forwards (unlike most people who just talk about it).

How To Improve 100x Faster

Good judgment comes from experience,
Experience comes from bad judgment.

In just a moment, I will share with you the fast easy way.
But first I want to dissuade you from slow hard way.

Don’t do it the way I did it:

Follow the rules, study hard and get good grades

Get a job, work hard, be a company man

Sacrifice everything to get to the top of the ladder

As a result learning the slow hard way, I was:

55 lbs overweight due to neglecting my health

Away from home 21 days a month (which led to divorce)

Traveling so much for business I didn’t want to travel for vacation

Even though I was successful following the conventional wisdom, I wasn’t happy.

There had to be a better way.

It turns out the fast easy way is pretty simple:

Observe successful people and copy their habits. That is all.

Pick heroes that you personally admire and want to emulate. Don’t fall into the trap of copying heroes that society says you “should”.

Let me show you just one example of how this works.

A Foundational Business Strategy Hiding In Plain Sight

Did you know there is a business strategy hiding in plain sight?

Great business leaders routinely put it at the top of their list. Consider the following:

Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle and ranked as the fifth wealthiest person on Earth, follows a disciplined gym routine to maintain his strength and stamina.[1]

Elon Musk, founder Tesla and SpaceX, co-founder PayPal and multi-billionaire businessman works out regularly and plays sports like tennis and swimming.[1]

Tim Cook, CEO Apple Inc. is known to be a fitness freak and loves cycling, hiking, and hits the gym on a regular basis.[1]

Clearly a foundation of health plays a key role in the success of these business leaders.

Why is this the case? And how can you leverage this knowledge to gain an edge in your business?

Consider the following reasons and tips:

Productivity

Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, has stated that working out gives him at least four extra hours each day to be productive. Consider the other side of the coin: health-related productivity losses account for 77% of all employee productivity losses according to this study.

Tip:Research shows that productivity falls sharply after a 50-hour work-week, and falls off a cliff after 55 hours—so much so that someone who puts in 70 hours produces nothing more with those extra 15 hours. Reinvest those non-productive office hours into your health by shifting your mindset and habits.

Leadership Strength

Your personal brand matters in your career and your health and fitness is a part of your brand. Did you know that men worry more about their appearance than their jobs? (according to a recent TODAY/AOL survey). A study in the Journal of Labor Research found workers who exercise regularly earn 9 percent more on average than employees who don’t work out. Even those who work out just one to three times a week see a slight earning advantage over their sedentary peers, making slightly more than 5 percent in additional pay.

Tip: It pays to make fitness a part of your personal brand. Think of working out as giving your career a raise.

Travel Stamina

Increased success in your career often means increased business travel. Early morning flights and late evening client dinners disrupts normal sleeping, eating, and exercise routines. Many tired executives struggle with stress-eating on the road.

Tip: Healthy road warriors travel with energy bars to forgo airport food, and develop simple bodyweight routines they can do in their hotel rooms.

Networking

In the not so distant past, savvy career climbers knew how to to network with senior executives over a cigarette or a drink. Times have changed, and now a smart way to network is at the gym or playing sports. Workplace wellness challenges are becoming more popular because they are fun and also promote lots of networking and camaraderie.

While it’s not fair, experts agree that a person’s appearance can affect the outcome of one’s job search and potential for advancement in the workplace. Obese workers (those who have a Body Mass Index of more than 30) are paid less than normal-weight coworkers at a rate of $8,666 a year for obese women, and $4,772 a year for obese men, according to a George Washington University cited by salary.com.

Like great business leaders, now you that know how excellent health can be an effective business foundation.

Being fit and healthy can give you an extra edge in these five areas of your professional life, and it will make your personal life more enjoyable as well.

Jeff Popoff is a leading online health coach who specializes in helping business people lead stronger and lead longer. Previously he served as Vice President in a Fortune 500 company as well as several Silicon Valley startups. He is a LinkedIn Top 25 Executive Health Coach and a Contributor to the Men’s Health Network. http://thehealthyexec.com

About Jeff Popoff

Jeff Popoff is a leading online health coach who specializes in helping business people lead stronger and lead longer.
Previously he served as Vice President in a Fortune 500 company as well as several Silicon Valley startups. He is a LinkedIn Top 25 Executive Health Coach and a Contributor to the Men’s Health Network. http://thehealthyexec.com